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hand mississippi senate bill says the state can't, quote, burden a person's right to exercise free religion, also under consideration at this point. joining me here onset to make sense of all of this is one of the big voices from the last few years of lgbt advocacy, roberta caplin argued edie windsor's case before the supreme court. i can only imagine how stressful it was. you had an entire movement riding on your shoulders. thank you for joining us and trying to make sense of the latest events. we see yesterday's news out of texas, similar rulings before that in virginia and kentucky. what do you think the future holds for those cases? what do you think the next thing to hit the supreme court might be? >> the windsor case came down at the end of june. since that decision there have been 15 court decisions in courts throughout the country in places like as you mentioned, kentucky, virginia, utah, oklahoma, all relying on windsor. i don't think that's surprising at all. windsor is about the core dignity of gay people and how they have the same type of dignity and should get the same respect
hand mississippi senate bill says the state can't, quote, burden a person's right to exercise free religion, also under consideration at this point. joining me here onset to make sense of all of this is one of the big voices from the last few years of lgbt advocacy, roberta caplin argued edie windsor's case before the supreme court. i can only imagine how stressful it was. you had an entire movement riding on your shoulders. thank you for joining us and trying to make sense of the latest...
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there's issues that are tough calls when religion is pitted against other values. a lot of folks look at this and found something else, sort of religion being misused, misinvoked. it's interesting to hear from your reporting that it's also happening online. howard bragman, thanks as always for your time. that does wrap up this hour of jansing & company. news nation with tamron has, is up next. in every bottle. ♪ because more of what you love is a beautiful thing. the new tide plus collection. what's your tide? i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and
there's issues that are tough calls when religion is pitted against other values. a lot of folks look at this and found something else, sort of religion being misused, misinvoked. it's interesting to hear from your reporting that it's also happening online. howard bragman, thanks as always for your time. that does wrap up this hour of jansing & company. news nation with tamron has, is up next. in every bottle. ♪ because more of what you love is a beautiful thing. the new tide plus...
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the monotheistic religions of the world all push its members to fight against poverty. but right now the united states of america, the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting what the rich don't take with them. >> congressman emanuel cleaver and sister simone campbell, i'm going to have to leave it there. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you, reverend. >> good to be here. >>> still ahead, a top democrat calls out republicans for their dependence on billionaire koch brothers. >>> but first, new surveillance video of a deadly shooting inside a walmart. one man is dead and the shooter has not been arrested. we'll talk about it next. covert ops? double agents? spy thriller? you don't know "aarp" thanks to the aarp tek program, this guy is spying on his new grandson. aarp tek gets people better connected to technology, to better connect with each other. with social media, digital devices and apps. if you don't think "hashtag love dad" when you think aarp, then you don't know "aarp" find more surprising possibilities and get to know us at aarp.org/poss
the monotheistic religions of the world all push its members to fight against poverty. but right now the united states of america, the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting what the rich don't take with them. >> congressman emanuel cleaver and sister simone campbell, i'm going to have to leave it there. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you, reverend. >> good to be here. >>> still ahead, a top democrat calls out republicans for their...
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and what thomas jefferson did say about religion and what he did not say about religion. and why he wouldn't much like cpac banning atheists from their meeting this year. that's next. [ tires screech ] [ car alarm chirps ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze, and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned mercedes-benz for the next new owner. [ car alarm chirps ] hurry in to the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sales event. visit today for exceptional offers. ♪ suddenly you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. so yit says here thatd sleep. increases at the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heart disease. keep heart-healthy. live long. eat the 100% goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. predibut, manufacturings a prettin the united states do. means advanced technology. we learned that technology allo
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race, gender and religion are but being gay is not. it wasn't protected before brewer vetoed the bill and it still isn't protected after the veto. the waiting photographer refused to fake pick kpurs of the gay couple and she was sued for it. the bill she vetoed was an effort to protect against the legal challenges that could result from discrimination. even with this bill gone there is no law on arizona's books that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. at least 12 states this year has issued legislation like arizona to extend the tide. senator mike lee of utah, conservative republican has introduced the marriage and religious freedom act. as they scramble topaz these laws, though, the courts seem to be moving in the opposite direction, even when it comes to red state america. just this week a federal judge ordered officials in the state of kentucky to start recognizing the marriage of same-sex couples that were performed outside of the state. and in texas, federal judge struck down that state's ban on same-sex marriage
race, gender and religion are but being gay is not. it wasn't protected before brewer vetoed the bill and it still isn't protected after the veto. the waiting photographer refused to fake pick kpurs of the gay couple and she was sued for it. the bill she vetoed was an effort to protect against the legal challenges that could result from discrimination. even with this bill gone there is no law on arizona's books that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. at least 12 states this...
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>> it's interesting to piece the two things together, you think about the forums in which religion has the most force. the courts are like the worst place in order to try to get a religious belief codified or encoded into law. because the way in which the supreme court. >> you have to have a secular purpose for the law. when religious right was on the offense, what it did was to use a ballot initiative. everyone goes into the voting booth and votes their religious convictions. you can't second guess that. now that those statutes have become to be struck down by the courts, giving us secular reasons. now that they're playing defense, what the religious right is doing is saying, let's rely on the free exercise clause in order to allow individuals to sort these claims in court. in some ways, arizona was the easiest case, she showed no evidence of religious discrimination against businesses. land of legal, gay rights organization told me today they had received almost 500 complaints over the past four years about lgbt discrimination in arizona. >> which is legal. >> it starts to feel like,
>> it's interesting to piece the two things together, you think about the forums in which religion has the most force. the courts are like the worst place in order to try to get a religious belief codified or encoded into law. because the way in which the supreme court. >> you have to have a secular purpose for the law. when religious right was on the offense, what it did was to use a ballot initiative. everyone goes into the voting booth and votes their religious convictions. you...
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that is sort of the old school, old time religion message. whatever societal problems you think are holding you back, it's not an excuse for you to is a advance. it really irritates a lot of young black men who say you're blaming the victim and you're saying you're putting all the burden on them to ignore all of these social ills that are real and not dealing with the social ills themselves. it's something that the president's critics don't like. but the interesting thing about president obama is that he knows that. he is actively engaging those critics. and he is pushing back. and he really wants them to agree with him that this is the right message to send to young black men. and you get the sense that this is a president who doesn't want to leave office not having given this message to young men, not having been a physical, living example of what he wants them to aspire to. he is a this aspirational politics is his core. that's his kansas grandmother talking to him. his upbringing with by his grandparents is what you hear. and he really do
that is sort of the old school, old time religion message. whatever societal problems you think are holding you back, it's not an excuse for you to is a advance. it really irritates a lot of young black men who say you're blaming the victim and you're saying you're putting all the burden on them to ignore all of these social ills that are real and not dealing with the social ills themselves. it's something that the president's critics don't like. but the interesting thing about president obama...
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distinct provision where they allow people and in some cases like the case in arizona, businesses to use religion as a defense in a private lawsuit. so to give you an example of how that might play out, you know, let's say you live in a state where it's illegal to fire someone because they're gay. now, if one of these bills passes, that company could turn around and say, oh, hey, i think homosexuality is a sin, therefore i'm going to fire you and i don't need to abide by this law. so, you know, that lawsuit provision is a big deal. >> i know in some of the cases, in some of the states where they've been considering this, the lawsuit provision works in such a way not only can you not sue somebody for discriminating against you, but if you do, you have to pay their legal fees as well as your own so it's almost a punishment for even complaining about being discriminated against. it's fascinating stuff and fast-moves story. dana liebelson, reporter for "mother jones." nice to see you. >> thanks for having any. >>> the federal prosecutor's investigation of the george washington bridge scandal in chris
distinct provision where they allow people and in some cases like the case in arizona, businesses to use religion as a defense in a private lawsuit. so to give you an example of how that might play out, you know, let's say you live in a state where it's illegal to fire someone because they're gay. now, if one of these bills passes, that company could turn around and say, oh, hey, i think homosexuality is a sin, therefore i'm going to fire you and i don't need to abide by this law. so, you know,...
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the right to freedom of religion, and that means, among other things, not having the irs ask citizens, "tell me the content of your prayers." we need to stand for the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. [ cheers and applause ] we need to stand for -- >> mark, your quick reaction. lotting of red meat there, going after the media, the irs, second amendment rights. is this basically what we're going to hear from him, a stump speech? >> absolutely. you'll hear this kind of rhetoric from republican speak after republican speaker here, and in a lot of ways, ted cruz -- and he isn't necessarily seen as the rock star in the republican party he was a few months ago, but he does embody the ethos of the conservative movement, and he's saying thins that a lot in the audience will agree with. we were talking about christie. he has expanded medicaid in new jersey. he embraced president obama right after hurricane sandy and right before the 2012 presidential election. in a lot of ways, he's different than many of the speakers you'll be hearing over the next three days. >> let's talk about
the right to freedom of religion, and that means, among other things, not having the irs ask citizens, "tell me the content of your prayers." we need to stand for the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. [ cheers and applause ] we need to stand for -- >> mark, your quick reaction. lotting of red meat there, going after the media, the irs, second amendment rights. is this basically what we're going to hear from him, a stump speech? >> absolutely. you'll hear this...
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is religion not by his wording also self-professed? >>> finally, "12 years a slave "got the oscar on sunday night. while rush limbaugh didn't actually see the movie, he still has a theory explaining why it won. >> there is no way that movie was not going to win. if it was the only thing that movie won, it was going to be win best picture there was no way. it didn't matter if it was good or bad. i haven't seen it. it was going to win. it had the magic word in the title, "slave." >> slavery. hmm. that's rush limbaugh. isn't he perfect? >>> up next, democrats have an advantage over republicans on some of the biggest issues around. look at the polls. so why are they not -- these advantages not translating into a lead in the upcoming midterm elections? the polls don't match, but the issues now only eight months away, these elections. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new 2014 lexus is. this is your move. >>> welcome back to "hardball." it's hard to say trust me when you threaten t
is religion not by his wording also self-professed? >>> finally, "12 years a slave "got the oscar on sunday night. while rush limbaugh didn't actually see the movie, he still has a theory explaining why it won. >> there is no way that movie was not going to win. if it was the only thing that movie won, it was going to be win best picture there was no way. it didn't matter if it was good or bad. i haven't seen it. it was going to win. it had the magic word in the title,...
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. >> a day after the arizona legislature passed a hotly debated religion bill, business leaders across the state are calling on governor jan brewer to veto the proposed law or risk damaging the state's image and its economic recovery. >> opponents now include the arizona chamber of commerce, the arizona super bowl host committee, apple which has major interests in this state, and both americans airlines and mare rot. now, as local and national businesses are making their voices heard, politicians both in and outside of arizona are pushing to distance themselves from the law. three senators from arizona who voted for the bill are now, actually, get this, are urging the governor to veto it. and state senator steve pierce told chris hayes last night, it was some sort of crazy mixup. >> i believe it was going to be slowed down, wasn't going to come to the floor as soon as it did. i can tell you there's a number of us that we were terxting eac other madly, do we go with it, do we not? so we made a mistake. that's about all i can tell you is we went the wrong way. >> yes. they went the wrong
. >> a day after the arizona legislature passed a hotly debated religion bill, business leaders across the state are calling on governor jan brewer to veto the proposed law or risk damaging the state's image and its economic recovery. >> opponents now include the arizona chamber of commerce, the arizona super bowl host committee, apple which has major interests in this state, and both americans airlines and mare rot. now, as local and national businesses are making their voices...
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are before the court are people who are in private business saying it's against their own personal religion to provide contraception for their employees. that's very different from the religious institution. and that's one of the -- those cases are right now coming before the court. and i think that arizona bringing it -- having the whole state say that that's okay is going to make that even a more -- it's going to be even more immediate for the courts. >> can we just go back? what is she waiting for? rip the band-aid off. sign it or veto it. dragging it out is helping nobody in this situation. >> and the tweet is so cryptic. >> bizarre. >> i thought todd's head was going to pop off when i read about the tweet. let's go to baton rouge, louisiana. we have the republican governor, governor bobby jindal. very, very good to have you on the show this morning. thank you. and that is the delay we have. >> good morning, thank you for having me. >> do you see it? thank you very much for being on the show. we have a one and a half second delay. i'm going to state my question and throw it right at you
are before the court are people who are in private business saying it's against their own personal religion to provide contraception for their employees. that's very different from the religious institution. and that's one of the -- those cases are right now coming before the court. and i think that arizona bringing it -- having the whole state say that that's okay is going to make that even a more -- it's going to be even more immediate for the courts. >> can we just go back? what is she...
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supporters touted the legislation as protecting religion freedom for businesses but critics said sb 1060 denying legal service to same-sex couples. the governor's decision follows intense pressure, including thousands of petitions from human rights activists and press releases from some of the nation's largest corporation. among them is american airlines and daeelta and apple. >> instead, this is the first policy bill to cross my desk. senate bill 1062 does not address a specific or present concern related to religious liberty in arizona. i've not heard one example in arizona where business owners religious liberty has been violated. the bill is broadly worded and could result in negative consequences. after weighing all of the argument i have vetoed senate bill 1062 moments ago. >> john mccain and jeff plak who are republican senators publicly lobbied for the governor's veto and hailed the decision they made. >> mark, call it like she is. governor brewer was looking at business. she heard from the commissioner of the nfl they may take the super bowl away from arizona and hundreds of mil
supporters touted the legislation as protecting religion freedom for businesses but critics said sb 1060 denying legal service to same-sex couples. the governor's decision follows intense pressure, including thousands of petitions from human rights activists and press releases from some of the nation's largest corporation. among them is american airlines and daeelta and apple. >> instead, this is the first policy bill to cross my desk. senate bill 1062 does not address a specific or...